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Client Alert: Federal Judge Invalidates Department of Labor's Minimum Salary Increases

On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule that significantly increased the minimum salary required for employees to be classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Specifically,...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Texas Court Tosses Biden Overtime Exemption Rule

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In November, a Texas federal court struck down the Biden Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule that would have made millions of salaried workers eligible for overtime pay....more

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Injunction Halts Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act: What’s Next?

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting rule...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Federal Court Rules That Illegal Acts Are Legal Because They Are Illegal: Cannabis Law in a Nutshell

I would love to hear from our award-winning readers if they are aware of a scenario when doing something illegal is legal because it’s illegal.  Another federal court in California ruled last week that the dormant Commerce...more

Perkins Coie

European AI Office Publishes First Draft General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

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In an effort led by industry experts and nearly 1,000 stakeholders, the European Union introduced the first draft of the General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice (the Code), an important addition to its regulatory framework...more

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Texas Court Invalidates Department of Labor’s 2024 Rule On Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemptions

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In a significant ruling, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has set aside a Department of Labor (DOL or Department) 2024 Rule, which sought to raise the minimum salary level for exemptions...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

FERC’s Order No. 1920-A Invites States to Participate in Regional Transmission Cost Allocation Decisions

On November 21, 2024, FERC voted to approve Order No. 1920-A, an order on rehearing and clarification that modifies Order No. 1920, the May 2024 landmark regional transmission planning and cost allocation rule. In this post,...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Expand Voir Dire

Here’s a welcome development: The state of Maryland has embarked on a pilot program to test out the effects of expanded voir dire. In many parts of the country (looking at you, Arizona) the ability of litigants to explore and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The Congressional Review Act: What It Is and How It Might Be Used in the 119th Congress

Republicans will soon find themselves in in control of the entire federal government—the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives—for the first time since 2018. This new power dynamic in Washington has already...more

Venable LLP

Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of FCC's Universal Service Subsidies Under the Nondelegation Doctrine

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Last Friday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research (consolidated with SHLB Coalition v. Consumers' Research), a case challenging the constitutionality of the Federal...more

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Will SCOTUS revive the nondelegation doctrine? Cert. granted in Consumers’ Research v. FCC

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When SCOTUS granted cert. in SEC v. Jarkesy, the case challenging the constitutionality of the SEC’s administrative enforcement proceedings, one of the questions presented was whether the statute granting authority to the SEC...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

NLRB Overrules Longstanding Precedent on Captive-Audience Meetings

In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed a 76-year-old precedent and held that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when they compel employees to attend meetings where the...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Ontario Introduces Sixth Set of Employment Changes: What Employers Should Know

Ontario introduced Bill 229, Working for Workers Six Act, 2024 on November 27, 2024, the latest in a series of legislation amending employment laws in Ontario. If Bill 229 is passed as is, here are some of the key changes...more

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Applying the Labor Reform to Ongoing Employment Contracts

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On November 25, 2024, Brazil’s Superior Labor Court (TST) ruled that the Labor Reform (Law 13,467/2017) had immediate effect on ongoing employment contracts, but only to facts occurring after the law's effective date of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Take a Sad Song and Make It Better: Fifth Circuit’s Commercial Speech Ruling Leaves Door Open to State Law Challenge

In an April 2023 blog post, we questioned the constitutionality of Mississippi’s regulations that restrict medical cannabis businesses from advertising. And, in that post, we observed that challenging those regulations under...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Federal Court Strikes Down 2024 DOL Overtime Rule Nationwide

On November 15, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the Department of Labor’s final rule that increased the minimum salary for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemption...more

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Motor Carrier Regulatory Agencies: Determining Which are Applicable and How to Comply

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The regulatory environment is top of mind these days coupled with speculation over potential change. Any attention paid to our obligations for safe and lawful operation is positive as we strive for compliance by our companies...more

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DC Circuit Sidesteps Questions Around FINRA’s Constitutionality

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On November 22, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued its decision in the closely watched Alpine Securities Corp. v. FINRA case. Declining to decide larger constitutional questions, the court instead...more

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

When virtual representation is not an option in trust-reformation litigation

In an external contract-based or tort-based dispute between the trustee and a third party to the trust relationship, the beneficiaries are generally not necessary parties. But all beneficiaries (of an irrev. trust) whose...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Appeals Court sets March 30, 2025 as effective date of CFPB payday lending rule

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A panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has set March 30, 2025 as the effective date of the CFPB’s payday lending rule....more

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Federal Judge Vacates Department of Labor's Salary Increase to FLSA White Collar Exemption

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Earlier this year, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced increases to the salary threshold for the “bona fide executive, administrative, or professional” exemption and the “highly compensated employee” exemption to the...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Standard of Review for Challenges to Regulations: Important Guidance from the Supreme Court of Canada

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The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in two recent companion decisions, Auer v. Auer (“Auer”) and TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta (“TransAlta”), has clarified that the reasonableness standard as set out in Canada...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Department of Homeland Security Designates Lebanon for TPS and Provides for DED-EAD Application

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months, and also established procedures for eligible Lebanese nationals granted Deferred...more

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USPTO Issues Final Rule Regarding Process for Director Review

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US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal recently issued a new final rule establishing the process for Director Review of some Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions. This final rule, effective...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Pass the FLSA Sauce! 5 Employment Law Happenings That May Make You Thankful

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, now is the perfect time to reflect on things for which we have to be thankful. In the ever-evolving world of labor and employment law, there have been several significant...more

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